Our day started at 7:15 this morning. We packed up our campsite at Newton Creek, and hit the road to Yellowstone (about 15 mins) at quarter to eight. Just before arriving at the park we spotted our first of many bison. It was a ways away from us, but we were still impressed by its size. We had no idea we would get up close to numerous bison throughout the day.
We entered the park just after 8:00 am. Our first destination was Yellowstone Lake. We drove along the lake, making several stops to get out and enjoy the view and snap some photos.
The next stop on our journey was Old Faithful and the other geysers in the area. We waited for around for a half hour before Old Faithful finally erupted its 4000 to 8000 gallons of boiling water high into the air. The eruption was well worth the wait. We then walked the boardwalk for about an hour and saw numerous other geysers.
After having lunch we decided to visit both upper and lower Yellowstone Falls. On our way, we saw a large crowd gathered on the side of the road. We stopped and were thrilled to see a Black bear across the river.
Both the lower and upper falls were impressive, however the views of the lower falls were stunning. We visited numerous view points for each of the falls, some which included short hikes to the vistas. The canyons into which the falls descended were equally impressive, and could be compared to a smaller version of the Grand Canyon.
After visiting the Yellowstone falls we started our drive to Tower Falls. On our way we went over a pass with an elevation of nearly 9000 feet. We stopped for some time to enjoy the scenery as well as the strongest wind we had ever felt. We eventually reached Tower falls, which was not nearly as impressive as the Yellowstone falls.
Our final destination in Yellowstone was Mammoth Springs. The springs were almost completely dry, however the landscape was still very unique and we could only imagine the beauty of the springs when full of water.
After visiting the springs the time was nearly 6:00. We had been in the park for 10 hours and we felt we had seen everything you could see in one day in Yellowstone. The Mammoth Springs are very close to the northern entrance of the park, so we decided to make the drive to Bozeman Montana for the night (1.5 hours). We are staying in a motel here for the night, and plan to drive to Glacier National Park tomorrow.
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